According to a survey, Chihuahua was the Mexican entity with the largest corruption rate during administrative processes. In 2023, the rate of users that experienced corruption when dealing with public servants was 21,891 per 100,000 inhabitants. The national average stood at 13,966 per 100,000 inhabitants. The most frequent act of corruption took place when contacting public security officers.
Corruption rate in procedures with public servants in Mexico in 2023, by federal entity
(per 100,00 inhabitants)
Characteristic
Incidence per 100,000 inhabitants
Chihuahua
21,891
Guerrero*
18,279
Tabasco
17,938
Sinaloa
17,728
Quintana Roo
16,954
Oaxaca
16,712
Sonora
16,124
Mexico City
15,739
San Luis Potosí
15,617
Durango
15,322
Tlaxcala
15,242
Baja California
14,644
Jalisco
14,580
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Incidence per 100,000 inhabitants21,89121,89118,27918,27917,93817,93817,72817,72816,95416,95416,71216,71216,12416,12415,73915,73915,61715,61715,32215,32215,24215,24214,64414,64414,58014,58013,96613,96613,70513,70513,67913,67913,35413,35413,10713,10712,71012,71012,60012,60012,59712,59712,35912,35912,03112,03111,95111,95111,89711,89711,80211,80211,46411,46411,41911,41910,88910,88910,52210,52210,26210,2629,4609,4608,9128,912ChihuahuaGuerrero*TabascoSinaloaQuintana RooOaxacaSonoraMexico CitySan Luis PotosíDurangoTlaxcalaBaja CaliforniaJaliscoNational averageVeracruzMorelosNuevo LeónHidalgoTamaulipasChiapasMichoacán de OcampoQuerétaroMexico StateAguascalientesPueblaCampecheCoahuila de ZaragozaYucatánGuanajuatoBaja California SurColimaNayaritZacatecas
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Only private households in urban areas of 100,000 inhabitants or more
Supplementary notes
The rate makes reference to users that had contact with public servants and experienced any form of corruption in at least one of the procedures,
*Based on the coefficient of variation, the precision of these estimates is moderate.
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INEGI. (March 20, 2024). Corruption rate in procedures with public servants in Mexico in 2023, by federal entity (per 100,00 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314501/corruption-rate-procedures-public-servants-mexico-by-entities/
INEGI. "Corruption rate in procedures with public servants in Mexico in 2023, by federal entity (per 100,00 inhabitants)." Chart. March 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314501/corruption-rate-procedures-public-servants-mexico-by-entities/
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